Bella went to answer the door and I sighed listening intently when I heard her voice raise a pitch, and the sound of her hush her tone. I stood and went out into the hall, walking around the corner to stand right behind my wife. I stared into the eyes of the man who was causing her discomfort and he stiffened as I did.

"Jacob." I said flatly.

"Edward." He said in a tone that mirrored both of our body languages.

Jacob was the son of Charlie's best friend. He had always fancied Bella, and when we started dating, I thought that it would die out, but it didn't. He became obsessive, waiting outside her house to catch a conversation with her before I arrived to take her to school.

Even when Bella got pregnant, he still rang at inappropriate times and left rude messages. It was weird, and creepy.

I and Bella had often fought about it, because my wife, determined to see the good in everyone, couldn't see just how upset this was making me, and more importantly her.

It had been when I had mentioned it to Charlie which led to Jacob being landed with a restraining order, one which was later revoked after he had made no impulse move to see my wife.

I hadn't seen him in years, and neither had my wife, and we had both hoped, well I had prayed, that he had moved off of the nearby reservation to annoy someone else.

I despised Jacobs, and my wife was frightened of him, which made me even more mad just thinking about it.

"Bella, you're looking... lovely..." Jacob grinned and pulled Bella behind me, moving to tower over Jacob. He was a head shorter than me, which meant that I was blocking most of my wife from his view.

"Get out of here now." I growled.

Jacob laughed and I took a step towards him, which meant he took a step back.

"I don't think you're in a position to tell me what to do." He chuckled.

"Oh I think I might be you son of a..." I snarled.

"Daddy!"

Bella caught Emma by the shoulders and I held my hand out by my hip to stop her from passing me.

Jacob smiled, "My god... she looks just like you Edward... it's a shame really, she'd look Better if she was like her mother..."

I lunged for him just as Charlie appeared between us, both of us glaring hard at one another, Charlie's hands on both of our chests, holding us apart.

"Jacob, leave now." Charlie said firmly.

Jacobs eyes flickered from me and Charlie, but he shrugged out of Charlie's grip, ad turned away and walked towards his truck, driving away through the rain.

I glared after him and Charlie patted my back.
"Come on son, not in front of your girls come on... let it go." He said firmly.

I swallowed and nodded, turning around and walking back into the house. I went straight into he lounge and sat down, putting my head in my hands.

Bella came and sat beside me, rubbing my back and kissing my temple.

"I hate him." I moaned towards the end.

Bella kissed my head, "I know my love... I know."

"What time are we going to your parents?" Bella asked quietly where she was sat on the sofa next to me, tucked into my side as I kissed her hair. I and Charlie were watching the game on the flat screen, and as Emma sat on the floor colouring, Bella drifted in and out of sleep.

We had been having the conversation about her going to bed to sleep for well over an hour, and in the end I had just given up, and let her sleep against me.

I looked at the clock, "Soon, mums cooking dinner for half past five."

Bella nodded and straightened up; I rubbed her back as she stretched.

"Are you sure you won't come Charlie?" I asked my father in law.

He shook his head, "Sorry son, I'm working at the Station on lates, but I might call in and seen you all tomorrow If that's okay."

I smiled, "Sure, you can look after my girls while I'm at work."

Bella rolled her eyes and stood up, shrugging into her coat as Emma did the same. I stood up with the car keys just as Emma hugged Charlie.

"Bye Grandpa." She sang and then flitted out into the hall.

Bella hugged her father and he kissed her hair, "See ya Bells."

I shook Charlie's hand and he clapped me on the back.

We walked out towards the car hand in hand, Emma climbing into the back as Charlie stood on the porch and waved us off. I helped Bella into the car and I got in beside her, pulling out of the drive and waving at Charlie.

I looked at m daughter in the rear-view mirror and then at my wife, leaning back in my seat and smiling.

April 7th 2005

Bella's hand was tight in both of mine where she was laying on her side facing me in the hospital bed. My own head was lying on my arms where I was falling in and out of sleep. We had been at this fourteen hours already, and I was drained, trying desperately to stay awake when she was, and trying to catch sleep when she was asleep.

"Do you think that they'll be okay?" My mum said quietly.

I heard my dad sigh, "They'll look after each other, and they;re both mature for their age..."

"Can you give me the none brochure version please." She had snapped and he sighed again.

"They love each other very much; it will all be fine... besides... we managed." He told her.

I think she nodded, "Yeh... that we did."

Bella's hands tightened in min and I sat up as she groaned, me blinking and yawning as I rubbed her back, and kissed her forehead.

"There's a lot of pressure now." She whimpered.

I rubbed her shoulders gently, "You're doing very well."

She smiled, "I'm just trying to impress you."

I chuckled and bent forwards to kiss her forehead, "No need, my heart is yours, and it always will be."